Re: reader problem

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2016-01-08 5:33 GMT+01:00 scdale :

> I am exhausted trying to fix a problem.
> I downloaded and installed Open Office 4.1.2.  I wanted it not just for
> word processing but the major reason was to open my documents etc.
> It doesn’t.  Word Pad does or any of the other two on the list.  I simply
> CANNOT ADD OPEN OFFICE TO THE LIST IN ORDER TO HAVE IT OPEN MY DOCUMENTS.
>

Your operating system is supposed to take care of that, not Apache
OpenOffice, so ask on a forum for your operating system. Seems to be some
flavour of Windows, so I can't answer it, otherwise I would.

However, when you ran Apache OpenOffice for the first time, I think you
should have been asked if you want Apache OpenOffice to be your default
program for your documents. That could have solved your problem, I guess.
Or maybe not.

What kinds of documents are you trying to open? Maybe Apache OpenOffice
just can't handle them? Suffixes like .ods, .odt, .doc, .xls and so on
should be no problems, but maybe you are trying to open other kinds of
documents?


> I have gone to the default area and that doesn’t make it open them either
> by default.
> I have worked for about 7 hours reading everything I can find on the
> computer.  Any forums concerning Open Office DOES NOT ANSWER THIS
> QUESTION.  PERIOD.
>
> Can you please help?
> Thanks,
> Diana

Re: reader problem

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 23:33:54 -0500
"scdale"  wrote:

> I am exhausted trying to fix a problem.
> I downloaded and installed Open Office 4.1.2.  I wanted it not just for word 
> processing but the major reason was to open my documents etc.  
> It doesn’t.  Word Pad does or any of the other two on the list.  I simply 
> CANNOT ADD OPEN OFFICE TO THE LIST IN ORDER TO HAVE IT OPEN MY DOCUMENTS.
> I have gone to the default area and that doesn’t make it open them either by 
> default.
> I have worked for about 7 hours reading everything I can find on the 
> computer.  Any forums concerning Open Office DOES NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION.  
> PERIOD.
> 
> Can you please help?
> Thanks,
> Diana

I'm not a Windows user, so can't reply to the detail of your problem as it is 
beyond my knowledge; however, as a short term solution, you should be able to 
open any suitable document by starting OpenOffice (Programs button or desktop 
shortcut?), then /File /Open and navigate to the folder where the desired 
document lives, select it and press the Open button.


-- 
Rory O'Farrell 

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Re: reader problem

[David Rivers]

scdale wrote:

I am exhausted trying to fix a problem.
I downloaded and installed Open Office 4.1.2.  I wanted it not just for word 
processing but the major reason was to open my documents etc.
It doesn’t.  Word Pad does or any of the other two on the list.  I simply 
CANNOT ADD OPEN OFFICE TO THE LIST IN ORDER TO HAVE IT OPEN MY DOCUMENTS.
I have gone to the default area and that doesn’t make it open them either by 
default.
I have worked for about 7 hours reading everything I can find on the computer.  
Any forums concerning Open Office DOES NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION.  PERIOD.

Can you please help?
Thanks,
Diana
Have you tried right-clicking on the file you want to open, then 
choosing 'properties' at the bottom of the drop down menu, then 
selecting "open with' and navigating to OO Write or appropriate program?

Might be worth a shot if not ... :)

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